Receptacle cover



May 29, 1934.

J. GRASHQW RECEPTACLE COVER Filed Oct. 12, 1932 INVENTOR JOSEPH GRASHDW BY HIS ATTORNEY Patented May 29, 1934 1,960,308

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RECEPTACLE COVER Joseph Grashow, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application October 12, 1932, Serial No. 637,366

2 Claims. (Cl. 220--55) This invention relates to a receptacle cover. handle owing to the greater weight of the cover An object of this invention is to provide a simon this side of the handle naturally assumes a ple but efficient means for holding the cover of position lower than than part of the edge adjaa receptacle in place. cent to the handle, making it possible to hook 5.' A further object is to provide a cover for clips and 6 under the bead on the can top, so 60 garbage cans and the like which may be readily that only sufficient pressure to spring the clip put in place or removed by hand, but which at immediately under the handle is required to put the same time will prevent dogs or cats from the cover in place. gaining access to the can. From the foregoing it will be seen that by means The invention will now be described in detail of the present invention the cover is securely held 5 with the aid of the accompanying drawing of in position by spring pressure applied to the which Fig. 1 is a front View of a metal can, partly beaded top of the can at a number of different in section, showing this invention applied to the points, though no care or effort beyond that used cover of the can, and Fig. 2 is a section through in placing or removing an ordinary can cover is 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking upward toward the underrequired. 7 side of the cover. While the present invention has been described Referring now to the drawing: A receptacle 1, as embodied in concrete form, obviously the inmade of any suitable material, such as galvanized vention is not limited thereto since various modiiren, has its upp dge formed into a bead 2 fications thereof will suggest themselves to those according to Well-known practice. A cover of skilled in the art without departing from the somewhat greater diameter than the outside of spirit of this invention. v the receptacle provided with a number of spring I claim: ps, and 6 fi Over the p of the receptacle 1. A receptacle construction comprising a re- Clips 4, 5 and 6 are formed respectively from ceptacle open at its upper end and provided with strips of spring metal '7, 8 and 9 which are secured an exterior bead t t upper edge thereof a by Suitable means, Such as Spot Welding rivets cover for said receptacle, said cover including a to the under Side of the cover as Shown in the depending rim of larger diameter than said bead drewing- As is clearly Shown on 2 of the whereby said cover is adapted to fit over the open drawing, the elements 4, 51 6, 3 9 et end of said receptacle, a plurality of circumfer- 30 assume the form of a ene'pleee Sprmg 011p entially-spaced radially-disposed spring clips fasmember. tened to the inner top surface of said cover and The Spring Strips are formed S0 that they press each comprising a portion extending along said against the underside of the cover, following the inner top urface and a portion extending down- Curve of the Cover Whel e it turns dewnwerd- The wardly between said rim and said receptacle, said 35 strips are bent so that a section 11 bulges away downwardly extending portions being bowed t fr m he inner Surface of h Cover, as shown in form convex ridges extending toward said recepthe drawing so that this part of the strip almost taele from said depending said ridges being touches the side of the can when the cover is in adapted t engage under said d h said p cover is disposed in closing position on said recep- 40 A handle 14 1s secured off center to the top tacle, and a handle secured to the exterior of the of the Cov preferably Over the Strlp cover and disposed eccentrically of the latter ad- The invention operates as follows: Assume the ja ent one of said clips whereby when a lifting cover is in place on the can. Then the beaded force is applied to said handle, the ridges on one edge is gripped by Spr ng elipS 5 a d 6 0n the side of the cover become disengaged from the up- 45 cover, all of which cooperate to hold the cover per edge of said receptacle in advance of the in place. When a lifting force is applied to hanridges on the other side. die 14 for the purpose of removing the cover, 2. A container construction comprising a reowing to the eccentric position of the handle, the ceptacle open at its upper end and provided with clip nearest the handle disengages first, and when an exterior bead at the upper edge thereof; a this clip is free, the pressure of the other springs cover for said receptacle; said cover including a is released, since the cover is now in a slanting depending rim of larger diameter than said bead position, making it possible to remove the cover whereby said cover is adapted to fit over the open in the usual manner. end of said receptacle; 2. spring clip member se- In covering the can, when the cover handle is curely afiixed to the inner top surface of said grasped, the edge of the cover remote from the cover, said spring clip member comprising a plull0= tion on said receptacle; and a handle mounted on the exterior of said cover and disposed eccentrically of the latter and substantially over one of said arms, whereby when said handle is grasped in order to place said cover in position on said receptacle, one side of the cover tends to hang lower than the other.

JOSEPH GRASHOW. 

